Week Domestic Box Office August 15, 1986
| Rank | Prev | Title | Daily Gross | Weekly Change |
Theaters | Theater Average |
Total Gross | Days in Release | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (new) | The Fly | $10,955,203 | 1,195 | $9,168 | $10,955,203 | 7 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Aliens | $6,907,708 | -25% | 1,302 | $5,305 | $57,606,023 | 35 | |
| 3 | (new) | Armed and Dangerous | $6,531,317 | 1,552 | $4,208 | $6,531,317 | 7 | ||
| 4 | (2) | The Karate Kid, Part II | $5,428,524 | -10% | 1,570 | $3,458 | $90,846,225 | 63 | |
| 5 | (3) | Top Gun | $5,318,414 | -6% | 1,216 | $4,374 | $121,114,572 | 98 | |
| 6 | (8) | Nothing in Common | $4,741,097 | +16% | 843 | $5,624 | $14,744,127 | 23 | |
| 7 | (6) | Ruthless People | $3,879,165 | -18% | 1,019 | $3,807 | $53,244,157 | 56 | |
| 8 | (new) | Manhunter | $3,389,485 | 779 | $4,351 | $3,389,485 | 7 | ||
| 9 | (4) | One Crazy Summer | $3,377,906 | -39% | 984 | $3,433 | $8,912,021 | 14 | |
| 10 | (9) | Flight of the Navigator | $2,614,860 | -33% | 961 | $2,721 | $12,668,431 | 23 | |
| 11 | (11) | Heartburn | $2,501,665 | -34% | 802 | $3,119 | $19,895,887 | 28 | |
| 12 | (12) | Back to School | $2,487,096 | -25% | 910 | $2,733 | $76,702,702 | 70 | |
| 13 | (5) | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $2,395,524 | -53% | 1,174 | $2,040 | $17,163,555 | 21 | |
| 14 | (13) | About Last Night... | $2,376,120 | -17% | 880 | $2,700 | $29,213,724 | 52 | |
| 15 | (15) | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $2,099,653 | -21% | 778 | $2,699 | $57,660,518 | 72 | |
| 16 | (7) | Howard the Duck | $1,686,251 | -61% | 914 | $1,845 | $14,069,588 | 21 | |
| 17 | (14) | The Transformers: The Movie | $1,514,796 | -46% | 990 | $1,530 | $4,331,914 | 14 | |
| 18 | (16) | Running Scared | $1,355,788 | -20% | 682 | $1,988 | $33,338,075 | 56 | |
| 19 | (17) | Legal Eagles | $1,207,833 | -24% | 547 | $2,208 | $45,699,424 | 65 | |
| 20 | (18) | The Great Mouse Detective | $800,074 | -26% | 677 | $1,182 | $23,190,340 | 51 | |
| 21 | (23) | Mona Lisa | $530,553 | +32% | 103 | $5,151 | $2,990,997 | 70 | |
| 22 | (20) | A Room with a View | $511,930 | +24% | 100 | $5,119 | $9,284,323 | 168 | |
| 23 | (21) | Stand by Me | $461,217 | +12% | 16 | $28,826 | $872,409 | 14 | |
| 24 | (19) | Haunted Honeymoon | $354,238 | -55% | 314 | $1,128 | $7,232,264 | 28 | |
| 25 | (22) | Short Circuit | $347,122 | -15% | 257 | $1,351 | $40,560,961 | 105 | |
| 26 | (new) | The Boy Who Could Fly | $344,654 | 39 | $8,837 | $344,654 | 7 | ||
| 27 | (new) | The Whoopee Boys | $201,039 | 82 | $2,452 | $201,039 | 7 | ||
| 28 | (29) | She's Gotta Have It | $94,412 | +65% | 2 | $47,206 | $151,499 | 14 | |
| 29 | (25) | Desert Hearts | $72,290 | -11% | 23 | $3,143 | $2,166,174 | 168 | |
| 30 | (27) | Hannah and Her Sisters | $69,312 | +3% | 34 | $2,039 | $35,315,760 | 196 | |
| 31 | (26) | Belizaire the Cajun | $67,381 | -4% | 16 | $4,211 | $413,885 | 70 | |
| 32 | (28) | Three Men and a Cradle | $55,646 | -15% | 20 | $2,782 | $1,590,177 | 119 | |
| 33 | (new) | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | $40,698 | 1 | $40,698 | $40,698 | 7 | ||
| 34 | (31) | Sincerely Charlotte | $28,984 | -11% | 5 | $5,797 | $151,003 | 35 | |
| 35 | (30) | Turtle Diary | $25,840 | -30% | 14 | $1,846 | $2,039,786 | 189 | |
| 36 | (32) | The Girl in the Picture | $14,204 | -5% | 4 | $3,551 | $70,850 | 44 | |
| Reporting movies: 36 | $74,787,999 | total box office | |||||||
| Rank | Title | Daily | Theaters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fly | $10,955,203 | 1,195 | $10,955,203 |
| 2 | Aliens | $6,907,708 | 1,302 | $57,606,023 |
| 3 | Armed and Dangerous | $6,531,317 | 1,552 | $6,531,317 |
| 4 | The Karate Kid, Part II | $5,428,524 | 1,570 | $90,846,225 |
| 5 | Top Gun | $5,318,414 | 1,216 | $121,114,572 |
| 6 | Nothing in Common | $4,741,097 | 843 | $14,744,127 |
| 7 | Ruthless People | $3,879,165 | 1,019 | $53,244,157 |
| 8 | Manhunter | $3,389,485 | 779 | $3,389,485 |
| 9 | One Crazy Summer | $3,377,906 | 984 | $8,912,021 |
| 10 | Flight of the Navigator | $2,614,860 | 961 | $12,668,431 |
| 11 | Heartburn | $2,501,665 | 802 | $19,895,887 |
| 12 | Back to School | $2,487,096 | 910 | $76,702,702 |
| 13 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | $2,395,524 | 1,174 | $17,163,555 |
| 14 | About Last Night... | $2,376,120 | 880 | $29,213,724 |
| 15 | Ferris Bueller’s Day Off | $2,099,653 | 778 | $57,660,518 |
| 16 | Howard the Duck | $1,686,251 | 914 | $14,069,588 |
| 17 | The Transformers: The Movie | $1,514,796 | 990 | $4,331,914 |
| 18 | Running Scared | $1,355,788 | 682 | $33,338,075 |
| 19 | Legal Eagles | $1,207,833 | 547 | $45,699,424 |
| 20 | The Great Mouse Detective | $800,074 | 677 | $23,190,340 |
| 21 | Mona Lisa | $530,553 | 103 | $2,990,997 |
| 22 | A Room with a View | $511,930 | 100 | $9,284,323 |
| 23 | Stand by Me | $461,217 | 16 | $872,409 |
| 24 | Haunted Honeymoon | $354,238 | 314 | $7,232,264 |
| 25 | Short Circuit | $347,122 | 257 | $40,560,961 |
| 26 | The Boy Who Could Fly | $344,654 | 39 | $344,654 |
| 27 | The Whoopee Boys | $201,039 | 82 | $201,039 |
| 28 | She's Gotta Have It | $94,412 | 2 | $151,499 |
| 29 | Desert Hearts | $72,290 | 23 | $2,166,174 |
| 30 | Hannah and Her Sisters | $69,312 | 34 | $35,315,760 |
| 31 | Belizaire the Cajun | $67,381 | 16 | $413,885 |
| 32 | Three Men and a Cradle | $55,646 | 20 | $1,590,177 |
| 33 | A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later | $40,698 | 1 | $40,698 |
| 34 | Sincerely Charlotte | $28,984 | 5 | $151,003 |
| 35 | Turtle Diary | $25,840 | 14 | $2,039,786 |
| 36 | The Girl in the Picture | $14,204 | 4 | $70,850 |
| Reporting: 36 | $74,787,999 | total | ||